CEV Cup: Indykpol AZS Olsztyn is getting closer to the best half-car

It was really not a "walk". Indykpol AZS Olsztyn was defeated at Urania PAOK Saloniki 3-1 in the opening match of the 1/16 CEV Cup final.

Krzysztof Sędzicki
November 28, 2018, 8:11 pm

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/ In the photo: AZs Olsztyn Indykpol volleyball players

In Olsztyn, the match was presented as an entry to the "Thessaloniki of Europe", of course referring to the city from which the average rival of Kortowo's dormitory came. The PAOK team also included several "friends" of PlusLiga, such as Dmytro Filippov, Aleksander Szafranowicz and Evgeny Gorchaniuk, who performed last season in Bydgoszcz.

The hosts had to spend a lot of time to score their advantage in the first installment. While Milosz Zniszczoł and Paweł Pietraszko were in the middle of the field (one finished 4 out of 4 attacks and the other 5 out of 5), the Olsztynians clearly suffered on the wings. On the other side of the goal, Ivan Marquez, but the mistakes of his opponents also constituted a good source of points for the Greek team. Indykpol AZS settled the match in his favor with the goal of Jan Hadrava's block.

The second part was a mirror image of the first. Initially, locals took the lead, but over time they started losing it. In turn, in the PAOK team, Ioannis Takouridis became more and more daring on the offensive. Although the team of coach Roberto Santilli has already lost 19:21, he had three pairs of balls in the fight for the benefit. None of them was able to use it and, after Marcel Lux 's attack, the match ended in a score of 1: 1.

The Slovak host did not start well in the third part and the Santilli coach decided to introduce Serhiy Kapelusa in his place. It was a good move, although for a long time the third party did not follow the ideas of Olsztyn's team. The hosts were already losing 12:16, but more and more balls began to spoil the guests of the Greek league. Hadrava added some important points that, a moment later, he could enjoy the victory with his colleagues up to 23.

The fourth set of six started not only with Kapelus, but also with Radosław Gil, who replaced Paweł Woicki. Although no one or one team was able to take a significant lead, it appeared that academics controlled the course of events. In the last stages of the set, Kapelus offered a service to his opponents and, after the twentieth action, fans of the Urania room could enjoy the 3: 1 victory.

The revenge will take place in Thessaloniki on December 5th at 18:00 Polish time. To qualify for the 1/8 finals, olsztynie must win at least two sets.

Indykpol AZS Olsztyn – PAOK Thessalonica 3: 1 (25:23, 27:29, 25:23, 25:18)

Indykpol AZS: Woicki, Lux, Zniszczol, Hadrava, Andringa, Pietraszko, Żurek (libero) and Zabłocki, Kapelus, Urbanowicz, Gil.

PAOK: Filippov, Gorczaniuk, Takouridis, Mark Sanchez, Szafranowicz, Gatsis, Konstantinidis (libero) and Jimenez Scull, Terzis, Boutos.

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